# Community Based Early Help System - Market Sounding Exercise

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Birmingham City Council](/buyers/birmingham-city-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 17 November 2020
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: ee408dc3-47b5-43ff-8e2e-a9b41f0ec49a-393988
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-74d4406b-4924-4ffb-8e5a-5a34fd80da95

## Description

Birmingham Children's Partnership are exploring future options for working in partnership with the voluntary, community and faith sectors in Birmingham, to continue improving children and families' outcomes and would like to engage the market via a request for information \(RFI\)\. In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, Birmingham Children's Partnership \(BCP\) has accelerated improvements to support children and families, in particular a new locality early help model in partnership with communities\. Details about this can be found at: www\.birmingham\.gov\.uk/BCP We are now exploring future options for how we work in partnership with the voluntary, community and faith sectors in Birmingham, to continue improving children and families' outcomes and would like to engage the market via a request for information \(RFI\) We are keen to here from those organisations that are able to represent and coordinate the voluntary, community and faith sector to lead early help delivery across 10 localities in Birmingham\. This RFI is in the form of a short questionnaire\. If you are interested in participating in this Market Sounding Exercise, please register interest via the In-tend e-portal https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/birminghamcc, click on tenders tab then current to view the advert and search for P0712 Community Based Early Help System and follow the instructions contained within\. Registration and access to the In-tend electronic tendering tool is free and all correspondence for this consultation must be made via this on-line process\. Questionnaire responses can be submitted up until: 16:00 30th November 2020\. Please note: This is not a call for competition or an indication that a procurement process will take place\. RFI responses are not mandatory\. Information provided is for information purposes only

## Related contract awards

- [PBCS Roadmap Items October to December 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-86db59ec-e9e2-400e-b37d-71c89cc5defc): BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- [BCC Devolution and Growth Policy Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c9b92add-d9fe-4718-878c-4d6228bb7fa9): BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- [Oracle 1B Read Only and x2 ATEs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d3317fe7-ecc0-4b22-be99-c5e4fdc37222): BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee408dc3-47b5-43ff-8e2e-a9b41f0ec49a-393988)